Citizens continue to pay the price for a pandemic multibillion-pound bailout of railways, as a result of which the cost of a full-time season ticket may rise by 4.8% in the new year.
On the lines of inflation plus a 1% price rise in fares in England and Wales earlier this year, there may be an addition of £150 to the ticket fare, which would be the highest since 2012.
The full-time annual season ticket may reach £3295 which means that overall cost has increased by 50% in just over a decade. The highest increase is expected to be on Birmingham to London Euston ticket, which could cost over £12000 next year.
